ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |